(Newspapers, PIB and other important sources)
Prelim and Main
1. Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court READ MORE
2. Largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the US Atlantic coast READ MORE
3. In pics: Rare Tibetan brown bear spotted in Sikkim; WWF Camera traps unearth folklore READ MORE
4. How do you plan to save the Great Indian Bustard, Supreme Court asks government READ MORE
5. What is the Nagara style, in which Ayodhya’s Ram temple is being built READ MORE
6. The history of Iran’s Chabahar port, and its imperative for India READ MORE
7. Why big animals got smaller, even before climate change READ MORE
8. MNRE launches scheme to incentivise production of green hydrogen READ MORE
9. Gangetic dolphin rescued in Odisha, may be indicator of more freshwater dolphins in river READ MORE
10. Climate impact: Tamil Nadu study links vector-borne scrub typhus cases with high rainfall, humidity READ MORE
11. WHO releases guidelines for multi-modal generative AI in healthcare, resonates with recommendations for other sectors READ MORE
Main
GS Paper- 1
1. Women in small towns see a future in business READ MORE
2. How smartphones can make education inclusive READ MORE
3. Gearing up for change: On IMD and weather analyses having contemporary relevance READ MORE
4. China’s population dip is a global concern READ MORE
5. India’s coastal future needs safeguarding. District networks can help build resilience READ MORE
GS Paper- 2
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1. A Powerful Internal Critique READ MORE
2. The Indian Administration: A Saga of Continuity and Change READ MORE
3. How Important are Social Media Influencers in Indian Elections? READ MORE
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. The challenges post enrolment READ MORE
2. Affordable healthcare for everyone needs an all out push READ MORE
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
1. South Africa Invokes Genocide Convention against Israel READ MORE
2. Restive neighbourhood READ MORE
3. Crafting a new international relations theory READ MORE
GS Paper- 3
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
1. Is India’s Agricultural Export Policy Ambiguous? READ MORE
2. Multidimensional Deprivation Index and Spatial Clustering READ MORE
3. Keep a close tab on lending apps READ MORE
4. Skewed impact likely READ MORE
5. Empowering Fintech READ MORE
6. Widening inequality is cause for worry READ MORE
7. Beware of manufactured narratives READ MORE
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
1. Why pollution control needs localised data, grounded in science READ MORE
2. Double-edged sword READ MORE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. The problem with India’s science management READ MORE
2. Aditya-L1 Mission: Another Feat for India’s Space Program READ MORE
INTERNAL SECURITY
1. Emerging situations in Myanmar require proactive responses from India READ MORE
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
1. In Morbi’s debris, the role of the State in PPP projects READ MORE
GS Paper- 4
ETHICS EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDY
1. Gandhi as an Exemplar? READ MORE
2. Supreme god is Narayan, his ethical aspect, Ram READ MORE
3. Mental Subtraction READ MORE
Questions for the MAIN exam
1. The changing nature of the administrative system in India has occurred due to the paradigm shift in economic ideas and policies—from a state-centric economy to a neo-liberal market economy. Examine.
2. AI can lead to economic growth, but it also has the potential to destabilise national policies and disrupt financial systems. Critically comment.
3. The Right to Education Act, 2009 may have ensured universal access to education, but there is many a gap to fill before it touches every child in the true spirit of the law. Comment on the statement in the light of recent ASER’s report.
4. Asia is one of the fastest-growing regions globally and a united Asian front could serve as a counterbalance allowing for a more multipolar world order where India plays a significant role. Comment.
5. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are critical to unlocking the potential of India envisioned under the ‘Make in India’ campaign. Discuss how the Schemes like Merchant Credit Card can be vital for helpful for enhancing global competitiveness and credit access for MSMEs.
QUOTATIONS AND CAPTIONS
- Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.
- The moral force and churning generated by South African actions should impel global action for peace and justice to the Palestinian people.
- The Supreme Court’s judgment cancelling the remission of the convicts in the gang rape of Bilkis Bano, while being a resounding victory for the rule of law, civil liberties, and basic decency, is also an internal rebuke of the Court itself.
- The changing nature of the administrative system in India has occurred due to the paradigm shift in economic ideas and policies—from a state-centric economy to a neo-liberal market economy.
- The agricultural export policy was announced in 2018 to transform the ecosystem of India’s agricultural exports. However, the country’s agricultural exports have faced several policy-induced restrictions.
- Till then moral criticism is generated when examples are not set and contrasts it with the morality based on universalisable principles, which causes contempt, hostility, and violence when the principles fail to universalise.
- The 15th Finance Commission provided enough funds to states for air quality management. State agencies need to work in tandem with academic and research establishments to develop forecasting systems and operationalise them.
- AI can lead to economic growth, but it also has the potential to destabilise national policies and disrupt financial systems.
- Diplomatic tensions emerge as troll armies in the Maldives take on India, sparking an online clash and hinting at a deeper political crisis.
- New Delhi must carefully navigate its foreign policy to safeguard its strategic interests while promoting stability and cooperation in the region.
- The responsibility lies with nations to uphold the principles of peace, justice, and equality, steering away from the temptations of power politics.
- Indian society has for long been deeply unequal, with social divisions aggravating economic and other kinds of inequality.
ESSAY TOPIC
- Poverty reduction works best when inclusive growth and welfarism go together.
50-WORD TALK
- Supreme Court’s refusal to extend the deadline for surrender of Bilkis Bano’s rape convicts is a bold iteration of the rule of law. Their reasons for extension were flimsy and an obvious sham to buy more time. It was a travesty that they were even released in the first place.
- Health ministry’s direction to doctors ordering them to specify the reason every time they prescribe antibiotics has come not a day too soon. With high incidence of antibiotics abuse, India’s contribution to the global drug-resistant pathogen is very high. And it is now also India’s burden to fix the problem.
Things to Remember:
- For prelims-related news try to understand the context of the news and relate with its concepts so that it will be easier for you to answer (or eliminate) from given options.
- Whenever any international place will be in news, you should do map work (marking those areas in maps and exploring other geographical locations nearby including mountains, rivers, etc. same applies to the national places.)
- For economy-related news (banking, agriculture, etc.) you should focus on terms and how these are related to various economic aspects, for example, if inflation has been mentioned, try to relate with prevailing price rises, shortage of essential supplies, banking rates, etc.
- For main exam-related topics, you should focus on the various dimensions of the given topic, the most important topics which occur frequently and are important from the mains point of view will be covered in ED.
- Try to use the given content in your answer. Regular use of this content will bring more enrichment to your writing.
